The biggest player in CIF history was Bob "Big Man " Pointer, Santa Barbara High, 1967, played with Sam Cunningham, Pointer was 6'1, 447. Had to sew 3 uniforms together. They played in the CIF Finals that year. The O lone ave. was 347.

oracle wrote:The biggest player in CIF history was Bob "Big Man " Pointer, Santa Barbara High, 1967, played with Sam Cunningham, Pointer was 6'1, 447. Had to sow 3 uniforms together. They played in the CIF Finals that year. The O lone ave. was 347.

Ran into Sam in San Pedro a few years ago. Told him the story about his team mate on the '72 National Champion Trojans who was the center - lighter than Sam. He complained that everytime on goal line or short-yardage plays leaping Sam would land on him after blocking down. That center, Dave Brown is the former OC at San Clemente now the OC at Dana Hills.

oracle wrote:The biggest player in CIF history was Bob "Big Man " Pointer, Santa Barbara High, 1967, played with Sam Cunningham, Pointer was 6'1, 447. Had to sow 3 uniforms together. They played in the CIF Finals that year. The O lone ave. was 347.

HOLY!! 347lbs average in 1967? This was WAY bigger than all pro teams as well.

oracle wrote:The biggest player in CIF history was Bob "Big Man " Pointer, Santa Barbara High, 1967, played with Sam Cunningham, Pointer was 6'1, 447. Had to sew 3 uniforms together. They played in the CIF Finals that year. The O lone ave. was 347.

Excellent call. Pointer was certainly the biggest dude I can remember.

However, Santa Barbara didn't make it to the finals that year. They played Anaheim with QB George Fraser and FB Tom Fitzpatrick in the semifinals and got crushed 42-7. Pointer was huge, but he wasn't exactly nimble. By the second quarter his teammates often had to help him up after plays. I also believe he played only DL. Fitz ran over him so many times that Big Bob probably passed away 30 years later with Fitz's cleat marks still on his chest.

I was a senior at Anaheim that year, and I can still remember it was about 40 degrees below zero that night at the L.A. Coliseum.

MDDad wrote:Excellent call. Pointer was certainly the biggest dude I can remember.

However, Santa Barbara didn't make it to the finals that year. They played Anaheim with QB George Fraser and FB Tom Fitzpatrick in the semifinals and got crushed 42-7. Pointer was huge, but he wasn't exactly nimble. By the second quarter his teammates often had to help him up after plays. I also believe he played only DL. Fitz ran over him so many times that Big Bob probably passed away 30 years later with Fitz's cleat marks still on his chest.

I was a senior at Anaheim that year, and I can still remember it was about 40 degrees below zero that night at the L.A. Coliseum.